The archaeological implications of water-cached hyena kills

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 380-383

  Selvaggio, Marie M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001375065     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204750     Document Type: Article

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